List of Miss Indonesia International

Miss International Indonesia
Formation1960 (1960)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Location
  • Indonesia
MembersMiss International
AffiliationsPuteri Indonesia
Websitewww.puteri-indonesia.com

Miss International Indonesia is one of the beauty pageant title by Puteri Indonesia Org., the winners of Puteri Indonesia will represent Indonesia in one of the oldest Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss International.[1][2][3][4][5] Indonesia start its debut in pageantry on 1960. The first pageant appointing Indonesia's delegates to this contest was Miss Java held on 1960, 1968, and 1969. In the early 1970s the founder of Beauty Salon "Andy's Beauty", Mrs. Andi Nurhayati together with 7th Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region, Mr. Ali Sadikin took off the franchise.

Due to its absence regarding the governmental regulation towards pageantry from 1978 to 2006, Andi's Beauty loses its franchise to Miss International Pageant and is moving to Puteri Indonesia, a national pageant held by Mustika Ratu; Indonesia's oldest and biggest cosmetics herbal company. Began in 2007, Puteri Indonesia select Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006 to Miss International 2007 and Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2007-2022 and 2024 to Miss International 2008-2022 and 2024. In 2023, the winner of Puteri Indonesia represented Indonesia on Miss International Beauty Pageants. Since 2024, Puteri Indonesia Org stated that the international competition for Top 4 Puteri Indonesia will be decided after the final night. The president-owner of Puteri Indonesia are The Highest Royal Family of Surakarta Sunanate, Mooryati Soedibyo and Putri Kuswisnuwardhani.[6] The 25th Miss International Indonesia is Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2025, Melliza Xaviera of DKI Jakarta who was crowned on 2 May 2025 at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.[7][8]

Titleholders

Below are the Indonesian representatives to the Miss International pageant according to the year in which they participated. The special awards received and their final placements in the aforementioned global beauty competition are also displayed.

Color key
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Year Name National Title Province Placement Special Awards
1960 Wiana Sulastini Miss Java Jakarta SCR
Did not compete between 1961—1967: There is complete disagreement about Indonesia's delivery of beauty events from the government.
1968 Sylvia Taliwongso Miss Indonesia Programme Jakarta SCR
1969 Irma Priscilla Hadisurya Miss Indonesia Programme Central Java
1970 Louise Marie Dominique Maengkom Putri Indonesia Runner-up North Sulawesi
Did not compete between 1971—1973: There is complete disagreement about Indonesia's delivery of beauty events from the government.
1974 Lydia Arlini Wahab Putri Indonesia Jakarta SCR
1975 Yayuk Rahayu Sosiawati Putri Indonesia Runner-up Central Java
1976 Treesye Ratri Astuti Putri Nusantara Indonesia Central Java
1977 Indri Hapsari Suharto Putri Indonesia 2nd Runner-up Central Java 2nd Runner-up
Did not compete between 1978—2006: Abstained from competing because of Indonesian government's issues with beauty pageants.
2007 Rahma Landy Sjahruddin[9] Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006[10] Jakarta SCR Top 15
2008 Duma Riris Silalahi Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2007 North Sumatera
2009 Ayu Diandra Sari Tjakra Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2008 Bali
2010 Zukhriatul Hafizah Muhammad Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2009 West Sumatera
2011 Reisa Kartikasari Brotoasmoro Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2010 D.I. Yogyakarta
2012 Liza Elly Purnamasari Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2011 East Java
2013 Marissa Sartika Maladewi Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2013 South Sumatera
2014 Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014 South Sumatera Top 10
  • Best National Costume[12]
2015 Chintya Fabyola Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2015 West Kalimantan
2016 Felicia Hwang Yi Xin[13] Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2016 Lampung 2nd Runner-up[14]
  • Miss Best Dresser
2017 Kevin Lilliana Junaedy Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017 West Java Miss International 2017[15]
  • Miss Best Dresser
2018 Vania Fitryanti Herlambang[16] Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2018 Banten Top 15[17]
  • Miss Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
2019 Jolene Marie Cholock Rotinsulu[18] Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019 North Sulawesi Top 8[19]
  • Miss Panasonic Beauty Ambassador
No competition between 2020—2021: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted Miss International competition.
2022 Cindy May McGuire Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022[20] Jakarta SCR
2023 Farhana Nariswari Wisandana Puteri Indonesia 2023[21] West Java
  • Best in Evening Gown[22]
2024 Sophie Kirana Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2024 D.I. Yogyakarta 4th Runner-up[23]
2025 Melliza Xaviera Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2025 Jakarta SCR 3rd Runner-up[24]
2026 Victoria Titisari Kosasieputri Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2026 Bali TBA TBA

Crossovers to other international pageants

NameCompetitionPlacement
Irma Priscilla HadisuryaMiss Asia Pacific International 1970Miss Friendship
Louise Marie Dominique MaengkomQueen of The Pacific 1970
Lydia Arlini WahabQueen of The Pacific 1974Miss Crowning Glory
Lydia Arlini WahabMiss Universe 1975

Indonesia's Placement at Miss International

Name of Pageant Winner 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up Top 8-10 Top 15-20 Total Placements
Miss International 2017 1977 • 2016 2025 2024 2014 • 2019 2007 • 2018 9
Total 1 Winner 2 Runners-up 1 Runner-up 1 Runner-up 2 Finalists 2 Semi-Finalists 9

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Jun, Kwanwoo (2013-12-02). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  2. ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2015-11-09. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-09. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Puteri Indonesia". puteri-indonesia.com. 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Farhana Nariswari dari Jawa Barat, Pemenang Puteri Indonesia 2023", kompas (in Indonesian), 19 May 2023, retrieved 20 May 2023
  8. ↑ "Farhana Nariswari, Dokter Muda yang Resmi jadi Puteri Indonesia 2023". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bukan Artis, 5 Puteri Indonesia Ini Berprofesi Sebagai Dokter" (in Indonesian). IDN Times. February 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rahma Landy Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006" (in Indonesian). Instagram Official Puteri Indonesia. February 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gelar Miss Friendship untuk Zukhriatul Hafizah". November 8, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Indonesia Juara Kostum Terbaik Miss International". November 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Indonesia bet finishes 2nd runner-up in Miss International". 27 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Miss International 2016".
  15. ↑ "Miss International 2017".
  16. ↑ "Vania Fitryanti Herlambang, Miss International Indonesia 2018". rappler.idntimes.com. February 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Miss International 2018".
  18. ↑ "Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu, Miss International Indonesia 2019". events.globallandscapesforum.org. February 9, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Miss International 2019".
  20. ↑ Prima, Berkat (28 May 2022). "Hasil Lengkap Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2022, Outstanding!". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Farhana Nariswari, Dokter Muda yang Resmi jadi Puteri Indonesia 2023". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Gaun Karya Albert Yanuar Raih Best Evening Gown Miss International". cnnindonesia.com. October 26, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Miss International 2024".
  24. ↑ "Miss International 2025".